By Peter Hart FAIR BLOG March 04, 2014 Robert Kaiser (cc photo: Aspen Institute) Veteran journalist Robert Kaiser is leaving the Washington Post–and, for that matter, the city–and he wrote a farewell of sorts in the Post (2/28/14). In it, he revealed one of his frustrations as a Beltway journalist: that the "rules" of elite journalism do not allow one to call More
Rise Up Times Editor's Note: This week Rise Up Times will be focusing on articles about racism, particularly in America. This video from Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! is an important beginning. On today's show (January 14, 2014) is an extensive interview with Erin Brockovich who has called a town hall meeting in Charleston, West Virginia, More
"This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased." By Charles P. Pierce December 25, 2013 Esquire (Optional Musical Accompaniment To This Post) Scrooge started back, appalled. Having More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/AchVwoRGmdI] August 23, 2013 Moyers & Company Bill talks with journalist Mark Leibovich about his latest book,This Town, a city where money rules the day and status is determined by who you know and what they can do for you. “If you can sell yourself as someone who knows how Washington works, someone who has More
Paid to Lose The Progressive Movement as PR Front by JOHN STAUBER WEEKEND EDITION MARCH 15-17, 2013 Counterpunch.org Editor's Note: This article should be read in conjunction with Chris Hedges "The Day That TV News Died" to understand the role of the corporate mainstream and progressive media. There is good news in the Boston Globe today for More
Paid to Lose The Progressive Movement as PR Front by JOHN STAUBER WEEKEND EDITION MARCH 15-17, 2013 Counterpunch.org Editor's Note: This article should be read in conjunction with Chris Hedges "The Day That TV News Died" to understand the role of the corporate mainstream and progressive media. There is good news in the Boston Globe today for More
Obama the Warrior A new NYT article sheds considerable light on the character of the Democratic Commander-in-Chief BY GLENN GREENWALD TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2012 06:59 AM CDT Salon.com President Obama (Credit: AP) “I am not going to play in this dirty game. This is not democracy. These elections are a joke” — Abdel Fattah, Egyptian subway worker, More
Obama the Warrior A new NYT article sheds considerable light on the character of the Democratic Commander-in-Chief BY GLENN GREENWALD TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2012 06:59 AM CDT Salon.com President Obama (Credit: AP) “I am not going to play in this dirty game. This is not democracy. These elections are a joke” — Abdel Fattah, Egyptian subway worker, More
How Propaganda Targets Iran America’s Founders saw press freedom as a key check on government dishonesty, but today’s media has become a powerful ally of official lies by funneling sophisticated propaganda especially in support of war, as Lawrence Davidson notes about the hysteria over Iran. By Lawrence Davidson January 6, 2012 consortiumnews.com Winston Churchill once said, “No one pretends that democracy is More
Portrait, Robert Reich, 08/16/09. (photo: Perian Flaherty) The Moral Question By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog Reader Supported News 30 September 11 e dodged another shut-down bullet, but only until November 18. That’s when the next temporary bill to keep the government going runs out. House Republicans want more budget cuts as their price More
Despite politicians and the corporate media's work to divide us, 92% of Americans agree that they would prefer to live in a country where the wealth is more equitably distributed! (Norton/Ariely 2011 study). WAMM (Women Against Military Madness) members talk with passersby in downtown Minneapolis about the results of the study. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tktC4s3sstM] WAMMToday is More
